berth into the NCAA Tournament and will host an NCAA
Regional for the 10th time in program history
¢ UT is 28-11 all-time in NCAA Regional play.
Tennessee had advanced out of the NCAA Regionals in
six of the previous nine times it has hosted.

UT last faced Lipscomb on Feb. 26, 2013, taking a 6-0
win in Knoxville. The Lady Vols are 5-0 all-time against
Lipscomb in games played in Knoxville, outscoring the
Bisons by a combined score of 32-1 in those games. In
the Lady Vols’ 2013 win, Melissa Davin went 2-for-3 with
two RBIs and Ellen Renfroe struck out five over four
shutout innings.

TENNESSEE VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

TENNESSEE VS. VIRGINIA TECH

Tennessee played two games at Charleston Southern
in 2013, taking an 8-1 and a 10-3 win in the Buccaneers’
home tournament. On March 1, 2013, Lauren Gibson hit a
three-run homer in a seven-run fifth inning to lead UT to
an 8-1 win. On March 3, 2013, Melissa Brown had three
RBIs, Cheyanne Tarango homered and Ellen Renfroe
rang up 11 Bucs in a 10-3 win.

Tennessee and Virginia Tech previously squared off in
the NCAA Regionals in 2006, 2008 and 2012. UT holds a
4-2 edge in those six NCAA Regional games, all of which
were played in Knoxville. The teams last played in 2012.
On May 20, 2012, Tennessee took a 2-1 win in Game 6
to force a Game 7. The Lady Vols unloaded 10 runs to
win Game 7, 10-2, battling out of the loser’s bracket for
first time in program history to punch their ticket to the
Super Regionals.

APRIL 9
¢ Top 25 Finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of
the Year: Ellen Renfroe, Madison Shipman
APRIL 14
¢ SEC Player of The Week: Madison Shipman
APRIL 17
¢ Top 25 Finalist for NFCA Division I National
Freshman of the Year: Annie Aldrete
MAY 5
¢ SEC Community Service Team: Melissa Davin

TENNESSEE WEEK-BY-WEEK NOTES
PRESEASON NOTES
¢ Tennessee started the season at No. 1 in both the
USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA
Softball Top 25 Poll for the first time in program history.
¢ The Lady Vols enjoyed one of their finest seasons in
program history in 2013, finishing as the national runnerup, making their sixth Women’s College World Series
appearance in nine years and posting their eighth 50-win
season with a final record of 52-12. Several Lady Vols
garnered prestigious conference and national honors
during the team’s record-breaking run to Oklahoma City.
¢ In 2014, Tennessee returns 11 talented veterans (five
positional starters) from its Championship Series squad,
including All-American seniors Ellen Renfroe (2011, 2012)
and Madison Shipman (2012, 2013). Both Renfroe and
Shipman were named to the “Watch List” for the 2014
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award and the
Preseason All-SEC Team. The team also welcomes seven
exciting newcomers who look to make an immediate impact.

WEEK 1 NOTES (EAGLE ROUND ROBIN)
¢ No. 1 Tennessee opened the season with a 4-0 showing
in the Eagle Round Robin, earning two wins against Northern
Colorado before defeating two-time Southern Conference
champ Georgia Southern and Oakland.
¢ UT led the SEC with a .376 team batting average
following Week 1’s games.
¢ In the 2014 season opener against Northern
Colorado on Feb. 7, freshman Megan Geer went 4-for-4
with two RBIs, one run and one stolen base. Geer is the
only Tennessee player to start a season with four hits
since at least 2001 (records go back to 2001). Geer’s
four-hit game was just the ninth time since 2003 that
a freshman has recorded four hits in a game. She is the
sixth Tennessee freshman since 2003 to have a four-hit
game. The others were Kristi Durant (2003), Shannon
Doepking (2005), Jessica Spigner (2009), Raven
Chavanne (four times in 2010) and Kat Dotson (2010).
¢ Sophomore Lexi Overstreet hit UT’s first home run
of the season, belting a two-RBI shot to right center in
the fifth inning of the Lady Vols’ 8-3 win over Northern
Colorado on Feb. 8.
¢ Senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe posted a pair of shutouts
to start the 2014 season, fanning 15 batters and allowing
just three hits over 12 shutouts frames to earn wins
over Northern Colorado and Georgia Southern. Renfroe
now has 56 complete games, moving past older sister
Ivy Renfroe (55) for fifth place on Tennessee’s all-time
complete-games list. She also has 31 career shutouts, a
total that is second only to Monica Abbott’s 112.
¢ Sophomore Haley Tobler made her first career start
against Oakland on Feb. 9. She finished 2-for-5 with two
runs scored.
¢ Junior Alley Perkins recorded a hit in her first
at-bat as a Lady Vol. On Feb. 9 against Oakland, Perkins
entered the game as a pinch hitter with two outs in the
fifth inning. On a full count, she legged out a single back
to the circle.
WEEK 2 NOTES (USF TOURNAMENT)
¢ Tennessee went 5-0 in the USF Tournament down
in Tampa, Fla., with wins over Pittsburgh, Binghamton,
USF, Illinois and Wright State. Madison Shipman, Annie
Aldrete and Hannah Akamine hit their first home runs of
the season in Tampa. Melissa Davin had three home runs
last week, including an inside-the-park homer. Aldrete
was the breakout star offensively, hitting .615 with a
homer, four doubles and eight RBIs. Rainey Gaffin shined
as a relief pitcher, earning a win against USF after tossing
four scoreless relief innings with eight strikeouts.
¢ Ellen Renfroe was named the SEC Pitcher of The
Week on Feb. 17 after going 2-0 with a pair of shutouts
and 24 strikeouts over 14 innings. She is currently on a
26-inning shutout streak, the third best start to a season
in program history. As a sophomore in 2012, she started
the year with 27.1 consecutive scoreless innings from the
circle. Monica Abbott owns the record for consecutive
shutout innings to start a season, opening the 2005
campaign with 35.1 straight scoreless frames. Renfroe has
earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors six times in her
illustrious Tennessee career. Abbott (16 times from 200407) is the only Lady Vol to receive the honor more times.
¢ In a 5-0 win against Pitt on Feb. 14, Melissa Davin hit

a solo homer in the first inning to give UT the lead. A twoRBI single by Megan Geer stretched Tennessee’s lead to
3-0 in the fourth. In the sixth, Geer had an RBI double and
Madison Shipman had an RBI single. Ellen Renfroe had
12 strikeouts over seven shutout frames had a no-hitter
going all the way to two outs in the seventh.
¢ Sophomore pitcher Erin Gabriel enjoyed the finest
performance of her young UT career against Binghamton
on Feb. 14, throwing five scoreless innings of two-hit ball
with a personal-best 11 strikeouts. Senior Melissa Davin
had an inside-the-park two-run homer in the first inning
and UT never looked back in a 10-0, five-inning victory.
¢ Sophomore Rainey Gaffin made a big splash in the
circle on Feb. 15 in a 3-2 win against USF. Gaffin tossed
four scoreless relief innings and struck out eight to help
Tennessee hold off a talented USF squad. Senior Madison
Shipman hit her first home run of the season, a two-run
shot in the third inning that gave UT the 3-2 advantage.
¢ Senior ace Ellen Renfroe fanned 12 batters and shut
down Illinois over seven scoreless innings in a 10-0 win.
Freshman Annie Aldrete had four RBIs and hit the first
home run of her career, a two-run shot in the top of the
seventh over the wall and the wall behind the wall in
deep center field. Sophomore Haley Tobler was 3-for-4
at the plate in the win.
¢ Junior Hannah Akamine hit her first home-run of
the year and drove in three runs as Tennessee muscled
its way past Wright State, 10-2, in five frames on Feb.
16. Akamine, who started at third base for the first time
in her career, hit a two-run shot in the third inning.
Freshman Annie Aldrete was 3-for-3 with two doubles
and two RBIs. Starting at catcher, Aldrete hit a two-RBI
double to deep center field in the first inning to push
Tennessee’s lead to 3-0. She added a single up the
middle in the third inning and ripped a double down the
left-field line and scored a run in the fifth inning. Aldrete
is the first Tennessee freshman to hit two doubles in a
game since Lauren Gibson had two doubles against LSU
on May 8, 2010.
WEEK 3 NOTES (MARY NUTTER COLLEGIATE CLASSIC)
¢ No. 2/3 Tennessee went 4-0 in the Mary Nutter
Collegiate Classic from Feb. 22-23 with wins over No.
11/13 Nebraska, Oregon State, No. 13/11 Stanford and
Fresno State.
¢ UT’s 5-3 win over Nebraska marked Ralph Weekly’s
1,500th career game as a collegiate head coach.
¢ Ellen Renfroe earned SEC Pitcher of the Week
honors for the second-straight week after going 3-0 with
one save a 0.72 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 45.1 frames.
¢ Renfroe also recorded her 800th career strikeout
in the win against No. 11/12 Nebraska on Saturday. She is
just the second UT player to reach 800 strikeouts, trailing
only legend Monica Abbott (NCAA Record 2,440).
¢ UT earned its first win over a ranked opponent
when it defeated No. 11/13 Nebraska, 5-3. Renfroe had
nine strikeouts over seven strong innings with just one
earned run allowed to get the win. Rainey Gaffin hit the
first homer of the season in the win. Megan Geer hit a
bases-loaded ground-rule double to plate two runs and
give UT the 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth.
¢ Tennessee scored two runs in the first and three
in the seventh to defeat Oregon State 5-1. Erin Gabriel
earned the win after striking out seven over 4.2 scoreless
frames. Renfroe got ths save after tossing 2.1 innings with
one earned run and five strikeouts. Geer was 3-for-3 with
a pair of runs scored.
¢ Geer hit her first collegiate home run and Renfroe
struck out seven over seven frames as UT defeated
Stanford, 3-1. After the Cardinal evened the game in the
top of the fifth, Tennessee answered with two runs in the
bottom of the fifth, thanks to a an RBI single by Annie
Aldrete and a bases-loaded walk by Cheyanne Tarango.
¢ In a thrilling come-from-behind effort, the No. 2/3
Lady Vols notched their fourth win in four games at
the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic and 13th win overall,
topping Fresno State, 5-4. Madison Shipman hit two
home runs and UT surged back from a 4-1 deficit, adding
one run each in the third, fourth and fifth innings to tie
the game. With the bases loaded and no outs in the
bottom of the seventh, the Lady Vols won the game
when Hannah Akamine reached on an error at third base
and Tarango scored from third base.
WEEK 4 NOTES (CS FULLERTON & SAN DIEGO CLASSIC)
¢ No. 2/2 Tennessee (15-1) went 2-1 in its second week
in California, which featured wins over Cal State Fullerton
and San Diego State and a loss to BYU. UT’s San Diego
Classic games against Colorado State, Fresno State and

Utah were rained out. A game against Utah State was
added at the last minute in a tournament re-scheduling
effort, but that game was rained out as well.
¢ The Lady Vols’ 14-0 start to the 2014 season, which
ended with their loss to BYU on Feb. 27, was their fourthbest start in program history (24-0 in 2007, 23-0 in 2008,
16-0 start in 2005).
¢ Senior shortstop Madison Shipman was a force
at the plate last week, hitting .556 (5-for-9) with three
homers, five RBIs and four runs. Sophomore Lexi
Overstreet hit .500 (5-for-10) with one home run, three
doubles, three RBIs and two runs.
¢ Senior pitcher Ellen Renfroe went 2-0 over two
starts with 15 strikeouts over 14.0 innings of work.
WEEK 5 NOTES
¢ No. 3/2 Tennessee took a pair of wins over
Wright State on March 5 and then went 4-1 in last
week’s Tennessee Tournament with shutout wins over
Holy Cross, Campbell, Georgia Southern and College of
Charleston and a loss to Western Kentucky.
¢ Hannah Akamine hit two home runs in UT’s 9-0 (6)
win vs. the Wright State in the first game. Ellen Renfroe
threw a six-inning shutout with nine strikeouts.
¢ Rainey Gaffin threw a six-strikeout, six-inning
no-hitter in her first start as a pitcher in UT’s 9-0 (6)
Game 2 win vs. Wright State. Gaffin is the first player to
throw a no-no in her first start in the circle since Monica
Abbott did it in 2004.
¢ With the 9-0 (6) win over Wright State in Game 1
of the doubleheader, Tennessee notched its 14th-straight
win in a home opener and improved to 18-1 all-time in
home openers.
¢ UT pulled out a thrilling 1-0 win over Campbell on
March 7 when Megan Geer used some crafty baserunning
at second base in the seventh inning to induce an errant
throw and allow her to score the winning run.
¢ Tennessee suffered its second loss of the season
on March 8, falling short to Western Kentucky, 3-2.
Tennessee trailed 3-0 until Cheyanne Tarango hit a tworun bomb in the bottom of the sixth. However UT could
not climb back for the win.
¢ Senior Madison Shipman recorded a hit in each
game last week to tie the single-season school record
of 20 consecutive games with a hit - a record previously
set by Kristi Durant from March 20, 2003, to April 13,
2003. The UT hitting streak record is 24 games over two
seasons by Sarah Fekete (2004 and 2005 seasons).
¢ Senior Ellen Renfroe was 3-0 with a save on the
week over five appearances and three starts. Renfroe
tossed 24 scoreless innings last week and is on a seasonhigh streak of 31 consecutive innings without allowing
an earned run.
WEEK 6 NOTES
¢ No. 2 Tennessee took a 15-0, five-inning win over
Western Carolina on March 11. UT’s 15 runs in the win
were a season high and the most runs the Lady Vols had
put on the scoreboard since scoring 15 in a 15-5 (6) win
at Ole Miss on April 20, 2013. The 15-run margin of victory
was Tennessee’s largest since winning by 18 in a 19-1 (5)
triumph over Tennessee State on April 2, 2013. The Lady
Vols tallied 14 hits in the win, its most since knocking 15
hits in a 14-3 romp against Oakland on Feb. 9.
¢ UT won its first SEC series of the year, taking two
out of three at Arkansas. The Lady Vols improved to
12-6 all-time in SEC openers with a 9-2 win over the
Razorbacks on March 14. Arkansas took Game 2, 5-4,
before Tennessee stromed back with an 8-0 (6) lead in
Game 3.
¢ Melissa Davin was on fire in the batter’s box last
week, hitting .636 (7-for-11)with two home runs, including
a grand slam, and nine RBIs. Rainey Gaffin hit .667 (8-for12) and freshman Annie Aldrete hit her first grand slam
and finished with two homers and seven RBIs. Ellen
Renfroe continued to dominate in the circle, going 3-0
with a 0.44 ERA, two complete games, one shutout and
16 strikeouts over 16 innings.
¢ Aldrete was named SEC Freshman of the Week on
March 17. Aldrete remained hot at the plate this week,
hitting .417 (5-for-12) with two home runs and seven
RBIs. She hit the first grand slam of her collegiate career
(and UT’s first on the year) on March 11 in a 15-0 (5) rout

of Western Carolina. Aldrete also had a solo home run in
UT’s 8-0 (6) win over Arkansas on March 15 to take the
season series. Aldrete is the first Tennessee freshman
to earn the honor since Ellen Renfroe was named SEC
Freshman of the Week on April 4, 2011.
WEEK 7 NOTES
¢ Tennessee took a 9-8 win over Middle Tennessee
State on Tuesday in the inaugural Mid-State Classic at
Ridley Park in Columbia, Tenn. After MTSU clawed its way
back to take an 8-7 lead in the top of the seventh, Annie
Aldrete hit a solo home run to center to open the bottom
of the seventh and Rainey Gaffin had a walkoff single to
left with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run.
¢ Tennessee swept its season series against South
Carolina. UT took an 11-2 (5) win on March 21 that
featured a grand slam by Madison Shipman and a tworun homer by Haley Tobler. On March 22, the Lady Vols
scored five runs in the first inning and withstood a late SC
surge to win 5-4. Shipman set a Tennessee single-game
record with nine defensive assists in UT’s 6-5 win over the
Gamecocks on March 23.
¢ Tennessee senior shortstop Madison Shipman was
named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday after
hitting .429 with a grand slam and seven RBIs and setting
UT’s career grand slam record (four) and single-game
assist record (nine) during the Lady Vols’ weekend series
against South Carolina.
WEEK 8 NOTES
¢ No. 2 Tennessee crushed No. 4 Florida, 9-2, on
Friday, March 28 thanks in large part to a pair of threerun home runs by freshman Annie Aldrete. Aldrete went
3-for-4 with a career-best six RBIs in the win. Her six
RBIs were the most by any single Tennessee player since
Lauren Gibson drove in nine and tied the school record in
UT’s 15-5 (6) win at Ole Miss on April 20, 2013.
¢ Cheyanne Tarango also hit a two-run homer in the
win vs. the Gators and Ellen Renfroe tossed her 17th
complete game of the season in the Friday win.
¢ Tennessee played two games on Sunday as
Saturday’s game was rained out. The Gators held a 6-4
lead in the sixth innning in Game 2 before the game had
to be paused to play a televised Game 3. Megan Geer hit
a solo home run to open the bottom of the sixth when
Game 2 resumed and the Lady Vols came roaring back
to win, 7-6.
¢ UT enjoyed a 5-2 win in Game 3. Melissa Davin hit
a home run and Renfroe fanned 11 batters over seven
strong frames.
¢ In the Florida series, Davin hit a team-high .583 with
two solo homers and Aldrete hit .571 with a pair of threerun homers. Renfroe went 3-0 with a 0.88 ERA and 20
strikeouts over 16.0 innings.
¢ Renfroe was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week
for the third time this season and Aldrete was named the
SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time.
¢ Renfroe was also named USA Softball National
Collegiate Player of the week for the second time in
her career. She is just the fourth Lady Vol to receive
the honor twice in a career, joining legends Monica
Abbott (four times), Tonya Callahan (twice) and Raven
Chavanne (twice).
WEEK 9 NOTES
¢ Senior Madison Shipman was selected by the
USSSA Pride with the No. 2 overall pick in the NPF draft
on March 31. Shipman is 12th UT player to picked in the
NPF draft and the Lady Vols’ highest selection since
Lindsay Schutzler went No. 1 overall in 2007.
¢ Tennessee went 1-2 at LSU, falling to the Tigers on
April 4 and April 5 before posting a 9-0, six-inning win
on April 6. UT suffered an error-filled weekend in Baton
Rouge, La., committing seven errors over three games.
¢ In the Lady Vols’ 7-4 Game 1 loss at LSU on April 1,
the Tigers plated four runs in the bottom of the seventh
and Bianca Bell clubbed a three-run, walk-off homer.
¢ A slow start and four errors cost Tennessee in Game
2 at LSU en route to an 8-4 loss. UT trailed 5-0 through
the first four inning before plating four in the fifth to pull
wiithin one run. LSU responded with three in the bottom
of the fifth to squash the Tennessee comeback attempt.
¢ The Lady Vols re-gained their form on April 6, as
Ellen Renfroe tossed a two-strikeout, six-inning shutout,
Shipman hit a two-run homer in the first and Annie

Aldrete clubbed a three-run bomb in the sixth to lead
UT to a 9-0 (6) win.
WEEK 10 NOTES
¢ Tennessee took an impressive 13-5 (5) win over
Tennessee Tech on April 8. The Lady Vols scored seven
runs in the first inning, one in the second and five in the
fifth to win by run rule. UT belted three home runs in
the first inning, its most in a single inning since knocking
three homers in the fourth inning of a 19-1 (5) win over
Tennessee State on April 2, 2013. Madison Shipman hit
two home runs in the game to push her season total to
11 and match her career high. Melissa Davin hit a two-run
bomb to give her nine homers on the year, a new career
high for her.
¢ On April 9, Ellen Renfroe and Madison Shipman
were named Top 25 Finalists for 2014 USA Softball
Collegiate Player of the Year. Renfroe is a Top 25
Finalist for the third-consecutive year (2012, 2013, 2014).
Shipman is a Top 25 Finalist for the first time in her career
after being named to the Top 50 “Watch List” in each
of the last two seasons (2013, 2014). Tennessee has had
Top 25 Finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of
the Year award in each of the last 11 years, going back to
2004. Monica Abbott won the prestigious award in 2007.
In 2013, Raven Chavanne was a Top 3 Finalist.
¢ UT 2-1 at No. 21 Texas A&M. The Aggies took a 4-1
win in Game 1, but Tennessee roared back with a 15-2 (5)
win in Game 2 and a 5-3 win in Game 3.
¢ UT surged past Texas A&M, 15-2 (5), with a schoolrecord-tying five home runs on April 12. Tennessee’s
five home runs in the win tied a school record set way
back on April 25, 1999, in a 7-5 win against then-No. 15
Southern Mississippi. It is the most home runs UT has
ever hit in a road game. The win marked Texas A&M’s
first-ever, run-rule loss as an SEC team.
¢ Senior Madison Shipman was named SEC Player of
the Week after hitting .500 with five home runs, eight
RBIs, seven runs, a 1.750 slugging percentage and a .600
on-base percentage (2.350 OPS).
¢ Shipman is the third Tennessee softball player to
earn SEC Player of the Week honors three times in a
career, joining Raven Chavanne (2010-13, six times) and
Lindsay Schutzler (2004-07, three times).
¢ With five home runs on the week, Shipman moved
to third place on Tennessee’s all-time list. Shipman now
has 40 career homers and trails only Tonya Callahan (51
from 2005-08) and Lauren Gibson (46 from 2010-13).
¢ Freshman Annie Aldrete also enjoyed an impressive
week at the plate last week, hitting .462 with two
homers, two doubles and eight RBIs.
¢ On Thursday, Aldrete was named a Top 25 Finalist
for the inaugural NFCA Division I National Player of the
Year award.
¢ Sophomore Haley Tobler hit a team-high .600 last
week, going 6-for-10 with one double and one RBI.
WEEK 11 NOTES
¢ Inclement weather canceled No. 4 Tennessee’s April
15 game against Eastern Kentucky.
¢ Tennessee went 1-2 against Mississippi State. The
Bulldogs won 2-0 on April 18 on a late two-run homer
after Ellen Renfroe took a no-hitter into the seventh
inning. UT answered with an 11-5 win on April 19 with five
different Lady Vols (Madison Shipman, Annie Aldrete,
Melissa Davin, Haley Tobler, Cheyanne Tarango)
combining for a school-record-tying five homers. MSU
took the series with an 11-7 win on April 20. The Bulldogs
plated seven runs in the sixth inning to come back for
the win.
WEEK 12 NOTES
¢ No. 8 Tennessee took an 8-0, six-inning win over
Furman on April 22. Tennessee scored six runs in the
sixth and Erin Gabriel, Cheyanne Tarango and Ellen
Renfroe combined for UT’s first shutout since a 9-0 (6)
win at LSU on April 6. Madison Shipman and Shaliyah
Geathers each had two hits and two RBIs.
¢ The Lady Vols went 2-1 in their three-game series
at No. 9 Kentucky. UT took a 6-3 win in Game 1 thanks to
a pair of home runs by Annie Aldrete. The Wildcats won
Game 2, 5-2, after scoring three runs late in the game.
Tennessee clinched the series with a 9-2 Game 3 victory
fueled by a five-run fifth inning and a gutsy performance
in the circle by Ellen Renfroe.

¢ With eight strikeouts in the complete-game win
in Game 3 vs UK, Renfroe (25-5) now has 207 on the
season. She is just the second Lady Vol to throw 200
strikeouts in each of her four seasons. The only other
UT pitcher to accomplish the feat was legend Monica
Abbott (2004-07).
¢ Tennessee’s record against ranked opponents this
year improved to 9-2. In those games, UT hit. 302 as a
team with a 2.40 ERA, averaging 6.1 runs while limiting
opponents to 3.0 runs. Haley Tobler hit a team-high
.458 (11-for-24) against ranked opponents. Melissa Davin
hit .444 with four homers, three doubles and six RBIs
and scored a team-best 13 runs in those games. Annie
Aldrete hit .382 with team highs of six homers and 16
RBIs against ranked foes. Madison Shipman hit .355
with two doubles, three homers and six RBIs vs. ranked
competition.
WEEK 13 NOTES
¢ Tennessee posted its third SEC series sweep of
the season last week with three wins at home against
Ole Miss.
¢ The Lady Vols enjoyed their biggest comeback i
school history. Down 6-0 in the third, Tennessee scored
11 unanswered runs thanks to Annie Aldrete’s two home
runs and Rainey Gaffin’s two doubles and five RBIs.
Gaffin also tossed 4.2 scoreless relief frames with seven
strikeouts.
¢ Ellen Renfroe pitched seven strong and Cheyanne
Tarango hit a two-run blast in the sixth inning to lift UT
to a 5-3 win on Senior Day.
¢ Annie Aldrete hit a three-run homer and Rainey
Gaffin tossed five shutout innings of one-hit ball in relief
to lead Tennessee to a 5-1 win and the series sweep of
Ole Miss.
WEEK 14 NOTES

¢ On May 6, Madison Shipman was named SEC
Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC and SEC AllDefensive. Shipman is the fourth Lady Vol to earn Player
of the Year honors, joining India Chiles (2007), Tonya
Callahan (2008) and Lauren Gibson (2013).
¢ Ellen Renfroe was tabbed the Scholar-Athlete
of the Year and earned Second Team All-SEC honors.
Melissa Davin earned First Team All-SEC accolades for
the first time in her career. Annie Aldrete was named to
the First Team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC squads.
Taylor Koenig, Megan Geer and Shaliyah Geathers
earned Freshman All-SEC honors
¢ Tennessee set a new school record with 11 SEC
honors. The old record was 10 set in 2007.
¢ Shipman was named a Top Ten Finalist for 2014
USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year on May 7. This
year’s honor marks the fourth-consecutive year (2011,
2012, 2013, 2014) that Tennessee has had a Top Ten
Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.
It is Shipman’s first time as a Top Ten Finalist. Raven
Chavanne was a Top Ten Finalist from 2011-13 and Lauren
Gibson was a Top Ten Finalist in 2013.

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 44/37
¢ Hit pinch-hit, two-RBI single vs. Mississippi State (4/20)
¢ Hit pinch-hit, two-RBI single in 15-2 (5) rout at No. 21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with one RBI in Game 3 win vs. No. 4 Florida (3/30)
¢ Scored two runs in win vs. South Carolina (3/21)
¢ Went 2-for-2 with one RBI and one walk in 5-4 loss at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one double in 9-2 win at Arkansas (3/14)
¢ Knocked an RBI double to right field vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Blasted back-to-back home runs in a three-RBI game vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Went 1-for-3, scored a run and drew a walk vs. No. 11/12 Nebraska (2/22)
¢ Made her first career start at 3B and went 2-for-3 with a two-run home
run and an RBI double vs. Wright State (2/16)
¢ Went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and one run vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Recorded her first collegiate stolen base vs. Northern Colorado (2/8)
¢ Had a hit in her first plate appearance of the 2014 season vs. Northern
Colorado (2/7)
Year
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 52/49
¢ Hit HR and rove in four in win vs. Ole Miss (5/4)
¢ Hit 2 homers in comeback win vs. Ole Miss (5/2)
¢ Hit 2 homers and driove in three runs at #9 Kentucky (4/25)
¢ Hit a three-run homer in win vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Hit three-run homer in win at #21 Texas A&M (4/13)
¢ Hit HR and 2B with 2 RBIs in 15-2 (5) rout at #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and one double vs. Tennessee Tech (4/8)
¢ Knocked a three-run homer in win at LSU (4/6)
¢ Hit 2 three-run HRs in 9-2 win vs. #4 Florida. Her six RBIs in the game
are the most since Lauren Gibson plated nine vs. Ole Miss on April 20, 2013.
¢ Went 2-for-4 with one run in win vs. South Carolina (3/23)
¢ Hit a solo HR in bottom of seventh to tie game at 8-8 in 9-8 win vs.
Middle Tennessee State in the Mid-State Classic (3/18)
¢ SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (3/17): .417 BA, 5-for-12, 2 HRs, 7 RBIs
¢ Went 2-for-3 with her first career grand slam and five RBIs vs. Western
Carolina (3/11)
¢ Knocked a double and an RBI single in a 2-for-4 game vs. College of
Charleston (3/9)
¢ Hit a triple and scored one run in a 1-for-3 game vs. Holy Cross (3/7)
¢ Smashed an RBI double in a 2-for-4 game vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Recorded the first triple of her college career vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Blasted a two-run home run and recored an RBI on a sacrifice fly at Cal
State Fullerton (2/25)
¢ Hit an RBI single and a double in a 2-for-3 game vs. Oregon State (2/22)
¢ Recorded an RBI in a 2-for-4 game vs. No. 11/12 Nebraska (2/22)
¢ Went 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs vs. Wright State (2/16)
¢ Had her first collegiate home run, a 2-RBI single and a double in a 3-for3 game vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Recorded the first RBI of her career on a two-run double and scored one
Year
Avg GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%
2014
.372
52
49 148
33
55 13
2 16 55 120
.811 27 5 32
1 .481 1 1 1 1 162
15
2
.989
TOTAL .372
52
49 148
33
55 13
2 16 55 120
.811 27 5 32
1 .481 1 1 1 1 162
15
2
.989

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 30/0
¢ Scored a pinch run vs. Furman (4/22)
¢ Scored pinch run in Game 3 win vs. No. 4 Florida (3/30)
¢ Scored pinch run in win vs. South Carolina (3/21)
¢ Scored one run as pinch runner vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Recorded one run as a pinch runner at San Diego State (2/27)
¢ Crossed home plate as a pinch runner vs. Fresno State (2/23)
¢ Scored a run as a pinch runner vs. Nebraska (2/22)
Year
2013
2014
TOTAL

¢ Crossed the plate as a pinch runner vs. Wright State (2/16)
¢ Scored a run as a pinch runner vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Recorded her first run of the 2014 season as a pinch runner vs. Oakland (2/9)
CAREER HIGHS
Runs scored: 1, 22 times
At bats: 1, Appalachian State, Apr 16, 2013
Stolen bases: 1, vs South Dakota, Feb 09, 2013
• 2013 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 52/52
¢ Hit one olo homer vs. Ole Miss (5/2)
¢ Hit a home run in 9-2 wins at #9 Kentucky (4/27)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with a homer vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Hit solo HR in win at #21 Texas A&M (4/13)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with two runs in 15-2 (5) rout at #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Hit a two-run homer vs. Tennessee Tech (4/8)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with one RBI in Game3 win vs. No. 4 Florida (3/30)
¢ Hit two doubles and one homer in Game 2 win vs. No. 4 Florida (3/30)
¢ Drove in three runs in win vs. South Carolina (3/21)
¢ 2-for-2 with one homer, three RBIs in series clincher at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Hit a grand slam and went 3-for-4 with five RBIs, one double and three
runs in win at Arkansas (3/14)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with one RBI vs. Western Carolina (3/11)
¢ Slammed two doubles with one RBI and one run vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Hit an RBI double off the left field wall at San Diego State (2/27)
¢ Knocked an RBI double vs. No. 11/12 Nebraska (2/22)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, an RBI single and two runs scored
vs. Wright State (2/16)
¢ Recorded an RBI double vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Hit a two-run, inside-the-park home run vs. Binghamton (2/14)
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL

¢ Blasted a solo home run vs. Pittsburgh (2/14)
¢ Had a two-RBI double in win vs. Oakland (2/9)
¢ Hit a solo home run in a 1-0 win at Georgia Southern (2/8)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with one run in the season opener vs. Northern Colorado (2/7)

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 41/0
¢ Scored a pinch run in win vs. Ole Miss (5/3)
¢ Scored a pinch run in win at #9 Kentucky (4/27)
¢ Scored a pinch run in 15-2 (5) rout at #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Scored a pinch run vs. Tennessee Tech (4/8)
¢ Scored a pinch run at LSU (4/4)
¢ Scored pinch run vs. South Carolina (3/22)
¢ Had first at-bat of career against Western Carolina (March 11), striking
out on a full count

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 48/44
¢ Matched career high with 3 hits vs Ole Miss (5/2)
¢ Drove in two runs in win at #9 Kentucky (4/27)
¢ Hit a double and went 2-for-3 with one run vs. Tennessee Tech (4/8)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with two RBIs at LSU (4/5)
¢ Went 3-for-3 with one run vs. South Carolina (3/21)
¢ Had a single and drove in a run in win vs. MTSU (3/18)
¢ Was 2-for-3 with one double and two RBIs in Game 2 at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Blasted a three-run home run to left field vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Blasted an RBI double that tied the game in a 2-for-3 outing vs. Fresno
State (2/23)
¢ Had a two-RBI triple and an RBI single in a 2-for-2 game vs. Binghamton (2/14)
¢ Went 3-for-5 with four RBIs and two runs scored vs. Oakland (2/9)
¢ Hit first collegiate home run, first collegiate double and went 2-for-4
with two runs scored vs. Northern Colorado (2/8)
Year
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 50/40
¢ Scored two runs vs. Ole Miss (5/2)
¢ 2-for-4 with one RBI at #9 Kentucky (4/27)
¢ Hit an RBI double vs. Furman (4/22)
¢ Drove in two runs in win vs. MTSU (3/18) in Mid-State Classic
¢ Hit a two-run homer and had three RBIs and two walks in win vs.
Western Carolina (3/11)
¢ Blasted a three-run homer over the right center wall vs. Holy Cross (3/7)
¢ Recorded an RBI double vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Knocked two doubles and scored one run, going 2-for-4 vs. BYU (2/27)
¢ Blasted a three-run home run, hit one double and scored one run at Cal
State Fullerton (2/25)
¢ Hit a solo home run and scored two runs vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Went 1-for-3 with a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored vs. Oakland (2/9)
¢ Went 2-for-3 and recorded three RBIs, two of which came on a home
run, vs. Northern Colorado (2/8)
¢ Had a two-run double and three RBIs in a 2-for-3 game vs. Northern
Year
2013
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 26/8
¢ 2-for-3 with one run vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Scored game-winning run in 9-8 win vs. MTSU (3/18)
¢ Crossed home plate as a pinch runner vs. Georgia Southern (3/9)
¢ Scored one run as a pinch runner vs. Wright State (3/5)
¢ Made first start as a Lady Vol at USF (2/15)
¢ Hit an RBI double (first RBI) and scored a run vs. Binghamton (2/14)
¢ Recorded a hit in her first career at-bat as a Lady Vol vs. Oakland (2/9)
¢ Made first appearance as a Lady Vol as an outfielder vs. Northern Colorado (2/8)
Year
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games Played/Started: 52/52 (all at shortstop)
¢ Hit .400 (4-for-10) at #9 Kentucky with two doubles and two RBIs (4/25-27)
¢ Knocked two homers and drove in three vs. Mississippi State (4/20)
¢ Hit a three-run homer in win vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Went 3-for-4 with 2 HRs in 15-2 (5) rout at #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Hit solo HR at #21 Texas A&M (4/11)
¢ Bashed two home runs, drove in four, went 2-for-3 with three runs vs.
Tennessee Tech (4/8) to tie career high with 11 home runs
¢ Hit a two-run homer and finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs at LSU (4/6)
¢ Set UT single-game record with 9 defensive assists in win vs. SC (3/23)
¢ Went 3-for-3 with 2 SBs in win vs. SC (3/22)
¢ Hit fourth grand slam of career (UT record) and drove in five vs. SC (3/21)
¢ Hit a double and drove in two in win vs. MTSU (3/18)
¢ Was 3-for-4 with one RBI, one double and two runs in series clincher
at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with one RBI in win at Arkansas (3/14)
¢ Had a riding a 20-game hit streak (2/9 - 3/9), matching UT’s singleseason hitting streak record of 20 straight games set by Kristi Durant in 2003
¢ Slammed a home run to left center in a 2-for-3 game vs. College of
Charleston (3/9)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with one double and one stolen base vs. Georgia Southern (3/9)
¢ Knocked two doubles in a 2-for-3 game vs. Campbell (3/7)
¢ Homered at least once in four straight games (2/23 - 2/27)
¢ Blasted a two-run home run in a 2-for-3 game at San Diego State (2/27)
¢ Knocked a two-run home run vs. BYU (2/27)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and two walks at
Cal State Fullerton (2/25)
¢ Smacked two solo home runs and had an RBI walk vs. Fresno State (2/23)
¢ Knocked an RBI double to left and scored one run vs. Oregon State (2/22)
¢ Went 1-for-2 with two scored runs and three walks vs. No. 11/12
Nebraska (2/22)
¢ Blasted a two-run home run in a 2-for-2 game at USF (2/15)
¢ Hit 2-for-3 with a double and scored two runs vs. Binghamton (2/14)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, one run, one walk and a stolen base vs.
Oakland (2/9)
CAREER HIGHS
Hits: 4, at Florida, Mar 15, 2013
Doubles: 2, 5 times
Triples: 1, at Auburn, Apr 07, 2012 ; at Miami, May 19, 2012
Home runs: 2, 7 times
Total bases: 10, Tennessee State, Apr 02, 2013 ; Winthrop, Mar 12, 2013
RBI: 6, Tennessee State, Apr 02, 2013
Runs scored: 3, 7 times
Walks: 3, vs Nebraska, Feb 22, 2014 ; Florida, Mar 30, 2014
Hit by pitch: 1, 6 times
Struck out: 3, vs Texas, Jun 02, 2013 ; Alabama, Mar 22, 2011
Year
2011
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games Played/Started: 49/43
¢ Pitching Appearances/Starts: 12/5
¢ Hit 2-run HR vs Ole Miss (5/3)
¢ Threw two shutout innings with three strikeouts to earn win vs. Furman (4/22)
¢ Hit solo HR vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with a two-run HR in 15-2 (5) rout of #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Bashed a two-run homer and threw two innings of relief to earn win vs.
Tennessee Tech (4/8)
¢ Hit a two-run homer in win vs. #4 Florida (3/28)
¢ Drove in two runs vs. South Carolina (3/23)
¢ Pitched 2.1 hitless innings at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Blasted a two-run home run vs. Western Kentucky (3/8)
¢ Smacked a double and scored the game-winning run in a 2-for-4 game
vs. Fresno State (2/23)
¢ Went 2-for-3 and scored one run vs. Pittsburgh (2/14)
¢ Recorded three strikeouts over 5.1 innings and earned the victory vs.
Oakland (2/9)
¢ Went 2-for-4 with a double and a RBI vs. Oakland (2/9)
¢ Went 4-for-7 with two doubles and one RBI in the first two games of
the 2014 season (2/7-2/8)
Year
2012
2013
2014
TOTAL

2014
¢ Games/Starts: 49/33
¢ Went 2-for-4 with three runs at #9 Kentucky (4/27)
¢ Hit RBI double vs. Furman (4/22)
¢ Hit two-run HR vs. Mississippi State (4/19)
¢ Was a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one run at #21 TAMU (4/13)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run at #21 Texas A&M (4/12)
¢ Hit first home run of career, a two-run shot, vs. South Carolina (3/21)
¢ Had a single, a walk and a run in win vs. Middle Tennessee (3/18)
¢ Was 1-for-1 with one walk and one run in series clincher at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Scored twice in loss at Arkansas (3/15)
¢ Drew two walks and had one single and a run scored at Arkansas (3/14)
¢ Went 2-for-3 with two RBis, one double and two runs vs. Western
Carolina (3/11)
¢ Went 1-for-3 with one run scored in win vs. College of Charlestson (3/9)
¢ Knocked a double and scored one run in a 1-for-2 game vs. Wright
State (3/5)
¢ Hit 1-for-3 with one scored run and drew a walk vs. Fresno State (2/23)
¢ Went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored one run vs. Illinois (2/15)
¢ Recorded an RBI single in a 1-for-2 game vs. Binghamton (2/14)
¢ Hit a single and scored a run vs. Pittsburgh (2/14)
Year
2013
2014
TOTAL

at Georgia Southern
vs Stanford
at Cal State Fullerton
at San Diego State
WRIGHT STATE
CAMPBELL
WESTERN KENTUCK
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
at Arkansas
vs Middle Tennessee
SOUTH CAROLINA
at LSU
at LSU
at Texas A&M
FURMAN
at Kentucky
OLE MISS
vs Kentucky

vs Northern Colorado
vs Northern Colorado
at Georgia Southern
vs Oakland
vs Oregon State
vs Stanford
vs Fresno State
at Cal State Fullerton
at San Diego State
WRIGHT STATE
CAMPBELL
CHARLESTON
WESTERN CAROLINA
at Arkansas
at Arkansas-1
at Arkansas-2
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
at LSU
at LSU
at LSU
TENNESSEE TECH
at Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
at Texas A&M
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MISSISSIPPI STATE
MISSISSIPPI STATE
FURMAN
at Kentucky
at Kentucky
OLE MISS
OLE MISS